From: left-hand@the.table   
      
   On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 17:04:53 -0200, Shadow  wrote:   
      
   >On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 18:52:05 -0000 (UTC), "Auric__"   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>Yrrah wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Shadow :   
   >>>   
   >>>> If I was the Australian government, I'd just install Linux.   
   >>>   
   >>> Most governments (national, regional, local) won't do that. Their ICT   
   >>> "experts" and "advisors" are often Micro$oft indoctrinated morons who   
   >>> don't understand the open source concept.   
   >>   
   >>Also, if they upgrade to Linux, they'd have to spend money training everyone   
   >>how to use it. A *lot* of money.   
   >   
   >	Well, it worked for all the free public internet booths here.   
   >Until some governors decided to replace it with Windows. System has   
   >been down in Sao Paulo for a month. You take the bribe, you pay the   
   >price.   
   >	How "bright" do you have to be to use a browser, email,   
   >OpenOffice, a PDF viewer/generator etc and press a print button when   
   >you need a hardcopy of anything ?   
   >	PS Linux system ran on a bootable CD, was rebooted whenever   
   >someone had finished with his/her terminal. No   
   >keyloggers/malware/password utils survive a reboot.   
      
    Which is one reason few, if any, governmental organisations like   
   installing *Nixware.   
    They do love to be able to spy on their users.   
      
      
   >	The hospital I worked at also used Linux. Secretaries and   
   >nurses were "trained" by looking over someone's shoulder when they had   
   >nothing better to do. Zero cost.   
      
        I originally "trained" myself to use *Nix OSes by simply   
   following the install instructions on a disk and trying to get   
   everything I previously had in Windows to run.   
      It didn't always work, some kit never worked, but it wasn't   
   difficult.   
      
      When presented with WinTen, W8 and W8-1, all I did was visit my   
   local computer showroom and play with the icons. That didn't take much   
   effort, either.   
      Most of the rest of learning WinTen was done on the fly while I was   
   talking people through *their* issues. https://ixquick.com/ is your   
   friend.   
      
      Put nice, clear icons ("The Internet", "Your EMAIL", "Write   
   Documents", "Print", "Choose a Wallpaper" and "Some Games") on the   
   desktop and most people don't even notice the background Operating   
   System. Nor do they care.   
      
      For my part, once I learn how to change the default colours,   
   wallpaper and sounds (all of which are always set to "Ugly and   
   Annoying") and how to install Firefox I'm good. :)   
                                         LH.   
      
      
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